cuculus, which ^yq piece, and the charadrius {pedicnemus) 

 and rallus {ortygomeira), which are grallce. 



These birds, as they stand numerically, belong to 

 the following Linnsean genera : — 



1, Jynx. 13. Columba. 



2, 6, 7, 9, 10, II, 16, 18. Motacilla. 17. Rallus. 



3, 4, 5, 15. Hirundo. 19. Caprunulgus. 

 8. Cuculus. 14. Alauda. 



12. Charadrius. 20, Muscicapa. 



Most soft-billed birds live on insects, and not on 

 grain and seeds ; and therefore at the end of summer 

 they retire : but the following soft-billed birds, though 

 insect-eaters, stay with us the year round : — 



These frequent houses, and 

 haunt outbuildings in the 

 winter : eat spiders. 



Haunts sinks for crumbs and 

 other sweepings. 



These frequent shallow rivu- 

 lets near the spring heads, 

 where they never freeze ; eat 

 the aurelice of Phryganea. 

 The smallest birds that walk. 



Some of these are to be seen 

 with us the winter through. 



f This is the smallest British bird : 

 haunts the tops of tall trees : 

 stays the winter through. 



A List of the Winter Birds of Passage round this 

 neighbourhood, ranged somewhat in the order in 

 which they appear : — 



